Boiling Point

*A/N: I've read many fan fictions about Sarada and her relationship with her father. Most commonly, she is a somewhat lonely child who, although Sasuke's absentees, has a good father and daughter loving relationship. Also, where Sakura and Sasuke are on lovey-dovey terms. I'm not saying Sasuke doesn't look out for them, I just think that considering his personality throughout the whole series, he wouldn't suddenly act like the sort of outwardly caring father and loving husband, nothing's ever peachy clear, so here's my take on what the situation is like in the Uchiha family. Enjoy~

Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto

Evaluation:

There was always some sort of strained intensity looming over the dinner table, a slight tinge of awkwardness that set her into discomfort, even her mother showed the need of something, some distraction to keep the apprehension away (although in doing so, stressing the situation even more). Only times like these, one of the few occasions her father is home, her mother insists that they all sit together and have some quality time all families should experience, that is why no matter how silent and eerie, all members made a joint point to 'warm up' to each other. However, something her mother miscalculated, with the other party's absences, and could not have possibly accounted for, was how 'un-family like' her family really was. She ought to have thought that there would be some sort of a distinct disconnection between father and daughter. Well, maybe so, if her mind still wasn't filled with her six year old baby girl who bubbled in excitement at news of her 'Papa' coming home and patiently, but silently yearning for his next visit. Yes, she still did miss her 'Father' when he went on his timely trips, but people change. Time went on and she changed, along with the constant absentees of her father, the daughter acted towards her father (whenever he decided to drop by) the same as she would with an acquaintance. There was no indifference between father and stranger. Additional to the fact that her father had his own personality defects that prevented him to form any sympathetic affection even to his loved ones, made their family times ever so tenser. Even her father had not meant for their situation to turn so haphazardly downhill, it just happened. So to sum this up – something that Uchiha Sarada has straightforwardly appraised – Dinnertimes were always awkward.